Substation Engineer

HDR is looking for a Substation Engineer to join our growing and nationally ranked team of Power Delivery professionals. The role involves physical substation, protection, and control engineering for High Voltage Electric Utility projects, 12 kV through 500 kV. Projects range in size, complexity, and voltage class from small distribution equipment upgrades to large transmission substation projects across the globe.

What You Will Do

Support preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets, and ensure that schedules and budgets are met. Understand physical substation design including yard layouts, plans, sections and details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, and associated bills of material. Understand protection and control design including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring. Prepare calculations for studies and reports (grounding, lighting protection, AC/DC load studies, etc.). Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and/or factory acceptance testing. Coordinate design activities with other departments (Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission Line, etc.). Effectively communicate and coordinate project activities with manager, clients, and others as needed. Works independently and may direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise efforts of less-experienced EIT's and/or Designers.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and a professional engineering license (PE or P.Eng). Previous experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector is required. Computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software (PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit) are needed. Preference given to local candidates and those with previous experience working for an A/E/C consulting firm or Physical Design Experience or P&C experience with Substations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered (PE or P.Eng)
• Previous experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software (PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit)
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time away
• Parental leave
• Paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee referral bonus
• Tuition reimbursement